This document describes the device drivers available to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 for the control of IBM Z devices and attachments. It also provides information on commands and parameters relevant to configuring Linux on z Systems. New security features include FIPS mode and hardware-accelerated in-kernel cryptographic operations. This document describes tools for obtaining dumps of Linux for z Systems instances. It describes how to use DASD, tape, and SCSI dump devices, as well as how to use VMDUMP and kdump. This document describes the IBM Z specific kernel messages issued by SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3. See: IBM Knowledge Center https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/linuxonibm/liaaf/lnz_r_s123.html developerWorks https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/documentation_suse.html Dorothea Matthaeus Linux on z Systems, Information Development IBM Deutschland Research and Development GmbH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/